Entertainment Lawyers

  This week we have seen union negotiations between IATSE and AMPTP fall sour and get put on ice until July 6th. It’s a disappointing development for ‘easy’ negotiations that were originally predicted to take only 2 weeks from their May 17th opening talks. BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment Lawyer looks into the matter in more depth.                                               Brandon Blake - Entertainment Lawyer Overall, the issue seems to lie in an inability to marry stances on several core issues, which does not bode very well for future talks, either, unless some revised proposal can make new middle ground. So far, we know that funding sources for the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan have become a sticking point, with employers wanting more worker funding and the union wishing to see greater share from streaming revenue and other sources.  ...

  Like it or loathe it, the release of the much-anticipated 50 Shades of Grey franchise to film was a hot property for cinemas back in the day. It was also notable as one of the first ‘mainstream’ titles to delve heavily into the world of sexual kinks and generated a notable controversy around aspects such as consent and assault which many felt were poorly addressed and glorified. BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment Attorney Los Angeles has received word that Netflix will be going ahead with its own 50 Shades- like franchise, amidst similar controversy. Brandon Blake - Managing partner at Blake & Wang P.A The piece in question is Polish erotic drama, 365 days . Steamy content aside, it’s been hit by critics and the general public alike. With a plot that features an imprisoned Polish woman given a year to ‘fall in love with a Sicilian gangster, it’s hard to defend the series from accusations of glorifying sexual assault. Yet it has ma...

Alongside the other dominant movie theater location, New York, the continued shuttering of California’s lively movie theater scene has been seen universally as a devastating loss of market share and income alike for the beleaguered exhibition industry. In one of the first pieces of good news, we’ve seen in a long time, it seems there’s a final movement to get key California locations open again, with Cinemark opting to open across a range of their California theaters. Cinemark already has about 85% of its theaters operating throughout the U.S. The exhibitor, currently America’s third-largest has 13 locations open in the Greater Bay Area. In the last two weeks, we’ve also seen five of its largest Alameda County theaters reopen, joined by at least one San Francisco multiplex and some key locations in Santa Clara county a few days later.  Cinemark currently doesn't have a whole lot of competition in the state. With California’s strict COVID-19 health precautions on the table, inclu...